Tags: 10000bc, happening, hulk, indy4, iron man, movie, review, strangers
I always try hard to write in-depth, insightful and thourough movie reviews… unfortunately I usually get 3 sentences in and start contemplating why I’m writing so much about someone else’s movies and not making my own. I’m not a judge or anything, so what makes me the authority on what’s good or bad? But I don’t write reviews to judge things, I write them to share my experiences. That being said, I know how boring it is to read about other people’s “opinions”, so I’ll make this quick…
Indy 4- I loved it. Lots hated it. I think they’re stupid jaded bastards with no imagination. Frankly they’re missing out. If you saw Indy 4 and loved it, you know what I mean. If you saw it and hated it, you’re the one losing out. So suck it.
Iron Man - It’s good, not great. Not as good as the last Batman, but better than the last Superman… Downy Jr. is perfect for the role. The problem I had was that the set-up in the terrorist lair was too long and kinda stupid (I know it’s comic-logic, but he builds a suit out of a fucking missile in a goddamn cave with a frigging hammer!!!). By the time we get to the standard “discovering new powers” stage, it felt a bit “by the numbers”… as in, too formulaic. The end battle was sweet, but way too short, and somewhat anti-climatic. However, I can safely say it’s sequel worthy (and self-assuredly so) and can only go up from here (who am I kidding, look at Spiderman 3, ugh). Whatever. They’re just fucking setting up an Avengers movie…
The Incredible Hulk - Speaking of Avengers…Hulk!… Like the trailer says, “Just as good as Iron Man”. Not better, not worse- just “as good”. I consider these movies a popcorn-affair, so I try and enjoy them as much as possible without turning on the brain… and thankfully, Hulk didn’t disappoint. It was good. What can I say beyond that? It’s good. Like Iron Man. Good, but a bit numbing. Nice to see comic heroes, but growing a bit tired of seeing the SAME comic book movies coming out with slightly different characters etched on the same formulaic plots. Is it lack of originality, or refusal to upset Canon?
The Happening - Not happening. While some great scenes and images make this movie watchable, only M. Night could direct a scene that makes Marky Mark look like a bad actor. If you haven’t seen it, I’m about to spoil something- it’s plants. They start emitting gases that kill people, like an over-population defense for the Earth. It’s stupid. It’s stupid because he should have just NOT explained it. The movie starts out with the promise of SAYING something (philisophical) and then reveals it’s just plants. BOO. Aside from some cool ideas and concepts it’s a pretty “meh” movie.
10000 BC - Surprisingly pretty decent. They basically took Braveheart back to the Stone Age and threw in some VERY subtle Atlantis/Pyramid lore. Not as good as Braveheart mind you, but still a pretty decent flick that HINTS at interesting concepts behind the fabric of the neolithic adventures. I just wish that maybe the movie had been MORE about the INTERESTING concepts, though I’ll assume that it would have been if not for Studio intervention. Interesting notions: Pyramids built in 10,000 BC using Mammoths as laborers, Atlanteans as the Egyptian gods (tall as fuck old people with bad tempers and mucho wisdom)…
The Strangers - Meh. Bag head people are creepy, but haven’t I seen this movie before?
And whatever, that’s it for today. There you have it, some movies suck, some rock, in the end, it’s just my experience. Feel free to not care.
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